Language and Scottish literature / John Corbett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corbett, John, 1959- author.

Series:

Scottish language and literature.

Scottish language and literature

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scots language.

English literature--Scottish authors--History and criticism.

English literature.

Scottish literature--History and criticism.

Scottish literature.

Language and culture--Scotland.

Language and culture.

Scotland--In literature.

Scotland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xi, 272 pages).

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This practical introduction uses theories of language to explore different aspects of Scottish literature. It includes material on varieties of Scots and Scottish English, linguistic approaches to literary studies, the grammar of texts, vocabulary, metaphor, poetic metre, language in use, point of view, narrative, stereotypes of the Scots, discourse and reading older Scottish texts. Extensive examples demonstrate the application of the theories, from poems and ballads to a football report, and from short stories to extracts from film scripts and plays.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Scottish Language and Literature

Copyright

Acknowledgements

1. Varieties of Scots

2. Language and Literary Studies

3. Analysing Grammar

4. Questions of Vocabulary

5. Metaphor

6. Language in Use

7. Sounds and Structures

8. Narrative (1): Address, Deixis and Speech

9. Narrative (2): Points of View, Cohesion and Coherence

10. Beyond the Text (1): Scottish Stereotypes

11. Beyond the Text (2): Processing Discourse

12. The Language of Older Scottish Literature

Common Stanzas in Scots Poetry

Glossary of Linguistic Terms

Glossary of Scots Terms

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (pages 260-267) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7486-7422-5

0-585-06078-9